Photos: 35 years of the Gaslight Theatre
The Gaslight Theatre celebrates 35 years of entertaining Tucson.
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
David Fanning, left, as the Phantom, waits for an entrance during "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Gaslight Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Owner Tony Terry credits 35 years of business success with the theatre, Grandma Tony's Pizza, Little Anthony's Diner, a costume shop and a print shop to one thing: family.
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
Mike Yarema, right, who plays stagehand Buquet and the mysterious Persian in the Gaslight Theatre's current show, "The Phantom of the Opera," finishes his stage makeup backstage before a recent performance.
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
General manager Becky Gilmour lowers a curtain before a performance of "The Phantom of the Opera." "I come to work with a smile. I honestly can't wait to come to work," she says.
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
Actors David Orley, right, who plays The Great Sorelli, and Joe Cooper, the man behind Madame Giry, have a laugh before a performance of "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Gaslight Theatre.
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
Stage manager Brian Gawne monitors the audience and stage from computer in the wings of the Gaslight Theatre.
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
Sylvia Hamilton, left, helps Kiana Good, center, and Erika Alumbaugh decide on Halloween costumes at the Gaslight Costume Shop.
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
Pianist and musical director Linda Ackermann leads the audience in sing-alongs at the Gaslight Theatre.
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
Rodolfo Perez, left, and Israel Morales, churn out burgers, fries and other malt-shop favorites at Little Anthony's Diner, which is next to the Gaslight Theatre.
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
Claude Davis of the Gaslight Print Shop flips through a stack of tabletop ads. The shop got its start as a way to cut the cost of printing menus and programs.
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
Would-be Blues Brothers
35 years of music, puns, guffaws
Tony Terry, in his office in the Gaslight Theatre, sought to start a theater and make people laugh. Thirty-five years later, the often sold-out theater is filled with audience laughter.
Gaslight Theatre was supposed to be a simple dream based on a simple premise: Start a theater, make people laugh. And founder Tony Terry did t…